Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
Proposed Final Judgment
Received a letter from Plaintiff's attorney, stating it was a Proposed Final Judgment sent to judge who presided over a small claims case-I was the defendant(pro se). I had already received a final judgment(we were both equally at fault)and this was already recorded by the courts. If this proposal was indeed accepted by the courts, wouldn't I have received something from the judge and not just a letter(proposal) from the Plaintiff's attorney. The Plaintiff's attorney included a letter stating that it was a final judgment pursuant to the verdict but it is neither signed, dated or ordered by the presiding judge. I know that you have 10 days after verdict to add addtional fees and Plaintiff's letter to me was dated 2/9--it is now March 3rd. Am I to assume that original verdict/fees and case being closed on Feb 10th is what the court will adhere to? or is this just a scare tactic to get me to pay more money?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Proposed Final Judgment
It may just be a simple mistake. You should write a letter to the judge immediately, saying that you object to the new, proposed judgment. Then you should show your papers to a lawyer to see if things can be straightened out.
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